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THE COURIER, A SEMI - WEEKLY DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PERSON COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE. <EI)e ^doxboro Courier ESTABLISHED 188L PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. IF YOU HAVE SOME THING TO SELL, TELL IT THROUGH OUR WANT COLUMN MONDAY AND THURSDAY J. W. NOELL, EDITOR HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. LII. (Monday and Thursday) ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935 (County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 53 IMPROVED QUALITY PUTS TOBACCO PRICES AHEAD OF PREVIOUS AVERAGE Heavy Rains In Eastern Section Cut Into Size Of Offerings but Tobacco Men Say Prices Bet ter ? More Spirited Bidding For Leaf Accredited Upward Trend In Quality Of Bright Leaf Offerings. Raleigh, Aug. 28 ? Prices advanced on the new bright tobacco belt today, but heavy rains and other factors ten ded to hold the offerings to the low est figure of the week. Reports indicated the quality of the receipts was better than on the first two days of the auction season. The higher bidding was attributed by tobacconists to this fact. Figures Not Compiled Official compilations of price aver ages were not available at some of the larger markets, but the smaller markets reported advances of $1 to $2 a hundredweight. The opening day average Monday was about $19. Figures for today were lacking, but the sales supervisor at Wilson, the largest market, reported 795.238 lbs. sold at an average price of $21.21. Today's sales included: Robersonville 91,048 pounds at $19.' 47; Kinston 700,000 at $19.50 to $20; Ahoskie 44,512 at $19; Goldsboro 120, 638 at $20.42; Williamston 58,756 at $18.32. TOBACCO PRICES HIGHER ON GREENVILLE MARKET Greenville, Aug. 28 ? Official figures for Tuesday's sales showed that 736, 598 pounds of leaf was sold for $139, 933.43 for an average of $19 per hun dred pounds. The medium and better grades of tobacco took an upward turn from 3 to 4 dollars higher than on opening day. There was, however, still much common tobacco in evidence on yes terday's sale. Sales were light on the local market today with about a half million lbs. on sale, due to the continuous down pour of rain which has visited this section within the last 24 hours. Prices, however, are reported to be holding their own. WILSON AVERAGE $20.51 FOR SMALL OFFERINGS Wilson, Aug. 28. ? Figures compiled tonight showed 640.668 pounds were sold at Wilson, the belt's largest mar ket. at an average of $20.51. Yester day's sales at Wilson were 705,238 lbs. at an average of $21.21. o Predicts Long To Follow F. R. New York. Aug. 28 ? Senator James Hamilton Lewis, who politely inter rupted Huey Long's Monday night fil ibuster long enough to tell him where a number of senators would like to see him go. predicted today the Louis iana political boss would go along with President Roosevelt in '36. The Illinois senator, who sailed on the United States liner Washington for Germany, said, "Let there be no misconception of Senator Long. He is a man of personal ability and much political ability. He is to be reckoned with. "When the Presidential election ap proaches, Senator Long will be found supporting the democrat candidate ? and Franklin D. Roosevelt." Senator Lewis will attend, in Ber lin, the sessions of the committee con sidering the settlement of defaulted German municipal bonds, held in the United States. o Beautiful Flowers As one entered Thompson's Insur ance Agency's office Thursday he was confronted with a beautiful array of flowers. Dahlias, simply enormous in size and of all varieties of colors, greeted the eye. Not one or two, but a huge vase full. Upon inquiry it was learned that the flowers were raised by Mr. Earl Satterfleld who lives about fire miles a?outh of town. He says that he has plenty more Just like them. o ? KIWANIS CLUB AT COMMUNITY CENTER The Roxboro Kiwanis Club will hold its regular weekly meeting next Mon day night at 6:30 in the Roxboro Com munity Center. A full attendance is urged. o Will Holers. Jr., en route to his fath er's funeral: "We haven't turned against flying." ~J J ? ? ? ? Heal+h Committee Of Chamber of C. The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee known as the Health Committee of the Roxboro Chamber. This committee will work with the Secretary in the Inter-Chamber City Health Conserva tion Contest conducted by the Insur ance Dept. of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States in cooper ation with the American Public Health Association. The following are mem bers of the local committee: Dr. G. W. Gentry, chairman. Dr. A. F. Nichols, Mr. Geo. W. Kane, and Mrs. Lucille Gardner. o Paralysis Losing Contorl In State Cummings Cites Falling Inci dence In North Carolina And In Virginia Washington, Aug. 28. ? As infantile paralysis was losing its hold fast on Virginia and North Carolina, Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummings of the Public Health Service, said today that schools "practically everywhere" could open on time. In Virginia, where talk of delaying school opening had been general, on ly 39 new cases were reported for the j week ending Saturday, as compared to 75 cases the week previous. In North Carolina, the new cases numbered 11 as compared with 17 the week before, a situation no longer re garded as unusual for the time of the year. Even in other states where the di sease showed a tendency to rise, the Surgeon General said no increase would follow school opening if advice of health authorities is, followed. The old-fashioned idea, when dis ease threatens or an epidemic was present, was to close the school," Dr. Cummings said. "Under present con ditions it is only exceptionally such a course is wise." In all other states where new cases numbered more than 10, the report at the Public Health Service today was as follows: Rising incidence: New York, 291 cases of which 251 were in New York City for the week ending last Satur day. as compared with 244 cases of which 25 were in New York City the week before; Michigan, 87, as compar ed with 40 the week before; Kentucky, 36, as compared to 27. New Jersey 26. as Qom pared to 19; Rhode Island 39, as compared to 12; Wisconsin 10, as compared with 1. Falling incidence: Massachusetts, 112, as compared with 116; California 24, as compared with 34; Pennsylvania 11, as compared with 12; Connecticut. 40, as compared with forty-three. The Public Health Service still has its experts at work on caccine stud ies in infantile paralysis prevention in Virginia and North Carolina. o $1,326,314 Spent By ERA In Month Raleigh, Aug. 28. ? A total of $1, 326,314.88 was expended for all pur poses by the North Carolina emergency relief administration during July, Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state relief adminis trator, announced today. During the month 59,614 cases were aided, including 56,384 families and 3, 230 single persons. A total of 272, 666 persons received assistance. Visiting New York Mrs. Elizabeth Noell Masten left yesterday afternoon for New York City where she goes to meet her sis ter, Mrs. Breta N. Clary, who is ex pected to land in New York on Thurs day afternoon, after spending several months in foreign lands. o TRUCK CALLED OUT FALSE ALARM TUES. Some leaves burning at the home of Mr. Louis Stanfield caused the Are truck to be called out Just before noon Tuesday. A negro boy was cleaning up about the lawn and had a small Are near the rear of the house. No damage was done, as the fire was ? not allowed to spread. Mill Creek Church Will Celebrate Centennial Sun. Rev. C. T. Plybon, Former Pas tor, And Dr. G. W. Paschall To Speak At Meeting ALL CORDIALLY INVITED Mill Creek Church will observe a centennial program September 1st. On Friday, July 21, 1835, a group of peo ple in the Mill Creek community met and organized Mill Creek Church. Since that period Mill Creek commun ity has enjoyed the privilege of the church organization consecutively. Many prominent families and individ uals have worshiped, served, and pass ed their lives in this community. In honor of the pioneers and other de ceased members of this community, and church, we will observe a Centen nial program Sunday next. We cor dially invite all present, former mem bers, and our friends to worship with us on the above date. We expect to have Reverend C. T. Plybon, a former pastor, to preach Sunday morning. We also expect to have Dr. G. W. Paschall to deliver an address in the afternoon. With other features of the program rendered bv local talent, we trust that you will enjoy the day. COME ? Be with us. N. J. Todd, Pastor. o ? Resort To Whiskey In Luring Monkeys Straight Bourbon Being Relied Upon To Complete Round-Up Of Monkeys Massapequa, N. Y. Aug. 27 ? Straight bourbon whiskey, in doses large e nough to snap the kinks out of anji. monkey's tail, was substituted for ba nanas and peanuts tonight in. Long Island's great monkey round-up. With 16 of the more than 150 mon keys that escaped from a wild animal compound last week still missing, the searchers poured a case of bourbon into soup plates and set them out in the woods. They hoped the fugitive monkeys would have a hilarious night so that they could go out in the morning and scoop them up off the ground. L. C. Nicol, animal hunter attach ed to the compound, said the idea came from an unidentified man in Montreal, who told of the ease with which 18 escaped monkeys were cap tured in that city last month after they had been permitted to drink themselves stupid. At first skeptical, T. A. Loveland, resident manager, pored through vol umes of monkey lore and finally came across a passage indicating that mon keys have been known to take their whiskey neat and wherever they find it. The place where the whiskey was left overnight was a carefully guard ed secret. Services Saturday For Man Found Dead At Barn Fri. Mr. W. P. Gates, 66 year Old Farmer Of The New Bethel Community Found Dead At 3:00 A. M. Friday Funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock for Mr. W. P. Gates, 66, who was found dead at his bam, at 3:00 A. M. Friday. Death was attributed to a heart fail ure. Surviving are the following children: Elmo and James Woody Gates, one daughter, Mrs. Lula Atress Gates. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Messrs. S. F., R. J., Charles and Thomas Gates, Mrs. Fannie Long, Mrs. J. L. Timberlake, Mrs. Betty Lat ta, and Mrs. Mollie Latta. The services, in charge of Rev. C. F. DuBose, Jr., pastor of the New Bethel Methodist Church, of which Mr. Gates had been a long and faithful mem ber, were conducted from the church. Pall bearers were: Messrs. Briar Har ris, Frank Timberlake, Garland Chambers, Bradsher Blalock, Clyde Gates, and Alex Gates. Mr. Gates had been busy curing to bacco all of the past week and was ?engaged in that occupation lat the time of his death. He was a prominent farmer of the New Bethel community. o Increase In Teachers Forecast By Reports Already 23,302, Only 20 Short Of Last Session's Total, Are Allotted A large gain in the number of teachers assigned to North Carolina's public schools is forecast for the com ing session by the allotments already made. Up until yesterday afternoon, a to tal of 23,302 teachers had been allotted by the State School Commission, as compared with 23,322 for the entire year of 1934-35. Only six of the teachers so far al loted were authorized because of in creased attendance, said J. E. Hunter, accountant of the commission. Des pite this fact, the number so far al loted is only 20 short of the total for the entire past session. There were 225 additional teachers alloted last year after the session had begun and increases in attendance were reported. The same policy will be pursued this year, indicating that an other gain of around 200 will be made in the employment of teachers. Included in the total already allot ed yesterday were 16,598 white teach ers and 6,704 Negro teachers. o FORMER RESIDENTS VISITING IN ROXBORO Mrs. W. G. Miller, Billy Miller and Misses Mary and Elaine Miller, of Greensboro, former residents of Roxboro, spent Wednesday and Thurs day here visiting friends. WILL ROGERS LEAVES ALL OF HIS ESTATE TO WIDOW Hollywood, Aug. 28. ? Twelve days before Will Rogers, cowboy actor and philosopher, took off for Alaska on his ill-fated plane ride with Wiley post, he wrote his will. This was disclosed tonight when the will, leaving the entire estate of the actor ? unofficially estimated at $5,000, 000 ? to the widow, Betty Blake Rogers, was filed for probate. The will, written on a single sheet of paper, was locked immediately in the county clerk's safe, and a type written copy substituted for the files. To Children It provides that, in the event of the widow's death, the estate will be divid ed "share and share alike" among the actor's three children, Will, Jr., 23: Mary 22, and James 20. The petition accompanying the will said the estate was "community prop erty" consisting of personal effects, money, travelers' checks, furnitiyre,, automobiles, tractors, horses, mules and ranch equipment. The will read: "I, Will Rogers, hereby publish and declare my will: "My wife's name is Betty fitogers. I have only three children now living namely: Will, Jr., James and Mary Rogev. "I give, devise and bequeath all of my property, both community and otherwise, to my wife, Betty Rogers. "In the event my wife should not survive me, I give, devise and be queath all of my estate to my children who shall survive me, share and share alike; provided, however, that should any of my children pre-decease me leaving issue, the share to which such deceased child would have been en titled if living, I give, devise and be queath to his or her issue. "I hereby appoint my wife, Betty Rogers, C. N. Beasley of Beverly Hills, Calif., Oscar Lawlor and J ames K. Blake as executors hereof. Should my wife not survive me, I appoint my son. Will. Jr., in her place as such execu tor and direct that no bond be required 1 of my wife or son as executor. "(Signed) WILL ROGERS" Witnesses were Ewing Halsell of Vanita, Okla., E. N. Vail of Jalona Ranch, Santa Barbara County. Blake is Mrs. Rogers' brother. POLICY OF $2,500,000 PAID TO MRS. ROGERS Los Angeles, Aug. 28 ? Edward Mc Cullough, local attorney who said he represented Lloyds, London insurance brokers, announced today he had de livered a check for (2,500,000 to Mrs. i Will Rogers, representing a special in surance policy on the life of the late 1 comedian. The policy was reported to have carried the high premium of 4 ' per cent, or $100,000 annually, and was said to have been issued eight years ago. Previous estimates of the estate of . Wogers, killed with Wiley Post in an I Alaskan air crash, had ranged around ' $2,500,000 without counting the Lloyds' 1 policy. Theodore Gentry Shoots Self In Arm While Hunting Exploding Gun Tore Hole In Muscle, Suffered Painful Wound Mr. Theodore Gentry, while hunt ing Tuesday, had the misfortune to shoot himself in the arm. The explod ing shell entered the muscle of his left arm, tearing a hole as it went. As a result of the wound the entire arm is numb, for some nerves were shattered as the shell passed through. Following the accident he wplked about a mile to the home of his father, who liv?s near Barton's Mill before he could get medical aid. Though he was painfully, even dan gerously wounded, it is thought that he will recover the usage of his arm. o Thinks Tobacco Prospects Good Hutson Believes Crop Will Av erage Between 22 And 25 Cents This Years Washington, Aug. 28. ? J. B. Hutson, director of the tobacco, sugar, rice, peanut and potato sections of the AAA today predicted that the 1935 flue cured tobacco crop will sell for an av erage price of between 22 and 25 cents. "Any price above 22 cents will mean that the total amount paid for the crop will exceed the amount paid for the 1934 crop and so I regard the si uation as a healthy one," said Mr. Hutson. "Lower grades of tobacco are bring ing less than the same grades brought last year and the lower average is al so due in part to the fact that the quality of the crop this year is some what below that of last year," he con tinued. Farmers were this year permitted to raise 90 per cent of their base acreage as compared with 70 per cent in 1934. The amount of reduction" for 1936 will not be fixed until December. o Benefits To Farmers Total $563,438,812 WASHINGTON. Aug. 26? Agricul-< tural Adjustment Administration re ports that during the 1935 fiscal years it has expended a total of $807,686, 134 from available funds amounting to $960,334,220, thus carrying a bal ance of $152,466,086 forward Into the current fiscal year. The expenditures included $563, 438,812 in rental and benefit payments to farmers under adjustment con tracts in five commodity programs; $12,591,001 for removal and conserva tion of surplus agricultural commodi ties; $148,520,819 for drought relief, food conservation and disease eradic ation activities; $13,704,070 in connec tion with trust fund operations; $38. 583,642 for administrative expenses; $30,292,782 for refunds of taxes, and $737,005 for disbursement expense. o Jimmy Walker Can Return To America New York, Aug. 27 ? Dapper, wise cracking Jimmy Walker's path home ward from his self-tiri posed exile was apparently cleared today when the department of justice announced it , would not prosecute the resigned may or on income charges. Quickly following the Justice depart ment's announcement that the case against Walker ? who quit September , 1, 1932, in the midst of removal pro ceedings against him before Franklin D. Roosevelt ? had been dropped, Mark Graves, president of New York State's tax commission, said that "we have no case pending" against Walker. The justice department said that tax experts and the United States at torney in New York had thoroughly ( investigated Walker's income and that ( "there has not been found sufficient evidence to prosecute for a criminal . offense." BANK CLOSED ON LABOR DAY Labor Day, which Is next Monday, September 2nd, is a legal holiday. The Peoples Bank will not be open for business on this day. o Will Return Saturday Rev. and Mrs. ,W. p. West and son. Billy, who have been spending some | time in South Carolina and Georgia, will return home Saturday. Mr. West Kill fill his pulpit as usual at the First < Baptist Church Sunday. i Plans To Improve City Water System Approved by WPA Tentative Approval Put On Pro ject By District Office. Re garded As Approval District headquarters of WPA locat ed in Raleigh has notified City Manag er Harris that the application for funds with which to improve Roxboro's water system has been approved by that of fice and sent on to state headquarters. As the district director's recommenda tion is usually followed by state and national headquarters it is felt that the application will go through for final approval, unless some unforseen circumstances arise. It will be remembered that the appli cation called for the expenditures of approximately $19,000 for increased water mains on North Main street, a new filter bed at the plant, and a new pump and starter line at the pumping station. Should the plans go through, and it is felt that they are practically as sured, it is thought that work will be gin on these improvements almost im mediately. Though there have been some oth er projects placed on the approved list from Person County no funds have as yet been allotted, but just as soon as this takes place, work is scheduled to begin. Bailey Sees Bright Tinge In Conditions Declares Country Much Better Off Than When Rfx>sevelt Started The New Deal Washington, Aug. 27 ? Senator Bailey of North Carolina, in a statement to day, summarizing the achievement of the Roosevelt administration, said the American people were "incompar ably better off than they were when Mr. Roosevelt became President." Bailey said general and business con ditions were greatly improved. "Measured by this standard, no one can deny that the Democratic admin istration had been a success," the N. Carolina Senator said. "I think the next several months will mark a continued improvement and I believe when the general ac counting shall be had next year, the people will express their satisfaction in the administration with a favora ble verdict at the polls." Bailey said he would spend the next 30 days on vacation after which he said he hopes to be able "to get about in the State." o Mr. Smith Commits Suicide By Shooting Himself Wednesday Shoots Himself With Shotgun, Death Coming Almost Instantly Mr. C. B. Smith, who formerly lived in Danville, shot himself with a shot gun Wednesday morning at about 10 o'clock, death being almost instant. Funeral services will be held tomor row, Friday, afternoon at 3 o'clock in the O'Briant burying grounds, on route 144, near Tom Moore's filling station. Mr. Smith was well known in this County, where he had relatives. In formation concerning the tragedy was meager, and no cause is known for his rash act. n Thanks To Rotary And Kiwanians We wish to thank the Rotary and Kiwanian clubs for what they added to our treasury at Rock Grove Bap tist Church, which amounted to $55 82. We are looking forward to their coming another year. Wc also wish to thank each one who helped to make the supper a success. Mrs. Slaughter, o Good News For Those On R. 144 It will be good news for those who live on R 144 leading to Virgilina to know that at the next letting, on Sept ember 5th, bids will be received for completing -eight and one-half miles Df this road. This should complete the road to, or very near, Dixon's Store. o Martin Dies, Congressman from Texas: "A bureaucratic government is as destructive of freedom as a financial Dligarchy or a dictatorship."